King Crab and Avocado Shooters

This is a combination of King crab and avocado, what could be bad - and to top it off it is fast and healthy! Made a mistake it wasn't Saveur Magazine it was www.foodandwine.com/recipes/king-crab-and-avocado-shooters - it is from the April 2010 edition. **The computer will not allow me to post the lump crab meat (substitute) for the King crab, just know you can use it instead.Update:kcpowers reviewed the recipe and she says to use just a little aount of lemon juice and to use 5 oz glasses. :)

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 8 5 oz small glasses

Ingredients

• 2  small Hass avocadoes, 1 cut into 1/2-inch dice 1 cut into 8 wedges
• 2  tablespoons heavy cream
• 1  tablespoon  fresh lemon juice, it is best to add it a little at a time (not the bottled stuff)
• 1  tablespoon  finely chopped cilantro
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
•  crushed red pepper flakes, to taste (A pinch or two or three)
• 1⁄2 lb lump crabmeat, in the shell
• 3  tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  finely grated peeled fresh ginger

Directions

1. In a shallow bowl, coarsely mash the diced avocado with a fork.
2. Add the heavy cream, lemon juice ( use it a little at a tine), and crushed red pepper flakes and mash the mixture just until combined.
3. Stir in the chopped cilantro and season generously with salt and pepper.
4. With kitchen scissors, cut the crab leg shells and pull out the crabmeat.
5. Cut the crabmeat crosswise into 1-inch pieces and shred the crab or use lump crab meat (6 oz).
6. In a small bowl, combine the coconut milk and ginger.
7. Fold in the crab and season with salt and pepper.
8. Spoon the crab and avocado into 8 (5 oz) small glasses.
9. Top each shooter with an avocado wedge and serve.
10. **Make Ahead: The shelled crabmeat can be refrigerated overnight.
11. ***Wine: the zesty 2006 Veramonte Sauvignon Blanc, made from grapes grown in the ocean breeze-cooled Casablanca Valley�arguably Chile�s premier Sauvignon Blanc region.